Month: October 2016

Fourteen years into marriage is like two 7 year itches combined into one wool sweater ant party. Even the extra strength balms (wine, frosting) don’t offer much relief. At this stage of life, the stress is real and the responsibilities are not sexy. We used to be so into each other and look for excuses …

I’m 36 years old now, and here’s what I know about being a person/dealing with people. 1. Everyone is crippling insecure and tripping on ego. Some fake it better than others, but I talk to successful, driven, powerful people who admit that they’re just all the time afraid of being ‘found out.’ We all have …

Do you ever feel like you’re talking to yourself? Not in the good way, where you share a private joke with yourself that all the other jerks aren’t classy, funny, or pretty enough to understand. I mean, in the way that you have repeated yourself over and over again and no one in your family …

Yesterday was Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. A lot of my friends are “celebrating” by remembering and reaching out with and for support. I love that they’re talking about it. That kind of intimate loss leaves a dark stain on our hearts, and it’s really good to show it to others. It’s not unusual, …

Of all the things you give up as a parent, I think the sense of control is the hardest. Plans never go as you expect, nothing stays organized or cleaned long enough, there’s never enough time or energy to properly complete any task. Months float by with unfinished projects and unrealized goals. It’s disheartening. Kids …

I’ve been trying to find words to explain where we find ourselves on our 14th wedding anniversary this year, what the state of our marriage is this far in….but all I keep coming up with are loud mouth fart noises. I wasn’t sure how to spell them, so it was a relief when Robb posted …

Kids are forever being rewarded for being “SOOOOO big.” When we say, be “big” we really mean “grown.” We want them to act mature, responsible, respectful, quiet, to make good choices, take risks that pay off, to do things independently. You get dressed by yourself? You’re such a big boy! You crapped in your pants …

Sarah Zimmerman

Sarah is a writer and a Physician Assistant, mom of two, wife of one, and co-owner of a vegan ice cream business. She aims to keep laughing, finding the funny in the hard stuff of life.
She is the third place winner of the 2018 Mark Twain House Royal Nonesuch Humor Writing Contest: https://marktwainhouse.org/royal-nonesuch